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U.S. Soldiers and Marines assist with security at an Evacuation Control Checkpoint during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 19, 2021. Staff Sgt. Victor Mancilla/U.S. Marine Corps via Getty Images
A former soldier who suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from his service in Afghanistan says that instead of being supported by the U.S. Army, he was punished for behavior caused by the treatment of his condition.
The Epoch Times spoke to Nathaniel Cruz, 24, who joined the U.S. Army in February 2020 with aspirations of being part of the medical community.